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It’s not about avoiding an accident if a semi next to you does a hard left. It’s about surviving an accident.

At that point it’s physics.

 

According to whom?

 

The Lone Star state, where if you aren't doing 90mph in some places, you're taking forever.

Survivors?

 

I am familiar with this myself.

 

I don't remember if it was IIHS or NHTSA, but according to statistics, larger vehicles are safer in multivehicle collisions, a Camry being a lot safer than a Corolla or Prius.

However, small vehicles are a lot safer in single-car collisions, SUVs and pickup trucks being the least safe.

The reason is simple physics. Larger vehicles have more mass and energy; so, the momentum and energy is transferred to the other vehicles in multivehicle collisions but to the vehicle and occupants themselves in single-vehicle collisions.